Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor has slammed the EU’s purchase of Israeli drones to track asylum seekers. The rights group described the EU’s €59 million contracts with Israeli companies to supply drones for the surveillance of asylum seekers at sea as immoral and of questionable legality. “The EU purchase of Israel …
Read More »Morocco launches drones to tackle virus from the sky
RABAT: Morocco has rapidly expanded its fleet of drones as it battles the coronavirus pandemic, deploying them for aerial surveillance, public service announcements and sanitisation. “This is a real craze. In just weeks, demand has tripled in Morocco and other countries in the region,” said Yassine Qamous, chief of Droneway …
Read More »SCE to use drones for inspections in some High Desert areas …
VICTORVILLE — As part of its Wildfire Mitigation Plan, Southern California Edison will use drones over parts of the High Desert to inspect power equipment. SCE spokesman David Song told the Daily Press on Monday that over the next few months, some residents west of Interstate 15 may see SCE …
Read More »Drones: An Overview of the Drone-Powered Surveillance Market
Photo by Goh Rhy Yan Originally Posted On: https://solitonsys.com/blog/drones-an-overview-of-the-drone-powered-surveillance-market/ In recent years, drones have become a regular topic on the news and in popular culture. Particularly in the context of military operations and surveillance considerations. But drones get used for a much wider range of activities, and their potential …
Read More »In Ghana, Drones Help Combat COVID-19 | Voice of America
ACCRA, GHANA – The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Ghana to improve its health care system. This week the government pledged to build dozens of new hospitals throughout the West African nation. New technologies are also coming into play. The Silicon Valley company Zipline is using drones to shuttle medical supplies …
Read More »Why Autonomous Drones are Now Crucial to Business Continuity
Why Autonomous Drones are Now Crucial to Business Continuity For companies that remain active and those that have temporarily shut down in light of the Coronavirus crisis, autonomous technology is playing a significant and growing role in maintaining business continuity. Business continuity refers to how organizations can maintain or resume business functions quickly …
Read More »Could “Pandemic Drones” Help Slow Coronavirus? Probably Not….
The name probably killed it before it even got off the ground. On April 22nd, the Westport, CT Police Department announced that it had commenced testing five days earlier on “pandemic drones” to enforce social distancing as well as monitor the spread of the coronavirus through the tony suburb north …
Read More »Drones For Insurance Market Consumption Analysis, Growth For…
The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Apr 24, 2020 (Daily Market Journal via Comtex) — “Latest industry research report on Global Drones For Insurance Market includes a detailed analysis of the market.” The report looks in detail at the techniques, destinations, strategies, diverts, …
Read More »Drones Take Flight to Carry Covid-19 Tests to Labs in Africa
The Covid-19 pandemic has frozen much of the world’s aviation system, grounding fleets, shredding balance sheets, and stopping production lines as passenger demand craters. But in Ghana, a new fleet of aircraft took flight on Friday in an effort to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus. These small drones, …
Read More »Police Using Drones From Chinese Firm Suspected of Spying
A Chinese drone manufacturing firm suspected by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security of spying on government and private industry sites in America has supplied drones to 43 law enforcement agencies in 22 states for use in surveillance during the pandemic. The Department of the Interior was so concerned with …
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